Fastening device for garments and the like



June 1,1926. 1,586,916

' -G-. PILKI NGTQN FASTENING DEVICE FOR GARMENTS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 5. 1924 Patented June 1, 1926.

onrrs stares GUSSIE PILKINGTON, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR GARMEN'TS AND THE LIKE.

Application filed December 5, 1924, Serial No. 754,189, and in Great Britain October 24, 19 24.

This invention relates to fastening devices and is particularly concerned with a fastening by which the shoulder ribbons or the like of such garments as camisoles are attached to the garment.

Usually these ribbons or the like are attached to the garment by sewing, which under stress frequently comes undone or breaks, or again when a garment is put on the ribbons are found to be too short or too long necessitating resewing or knotting or the like.

According to the invention a fastening device is provided at each place where a ribbon or the like joins a garment and each of these fastening devices comprises a hinged or pivoted double pin device carried by a suitable plate or the like, the points of the pins in the closed position being adapted to be engaged beneath suitable retaining devices preferably formed with the plate or the like. In use the end of the ribbon or the like tobe fastened to. the garment is placed in position and both the pins passed through the ribbon and garment from the back, the pins are then again passed through the materials from the front to the back and the points engaged in the retaining means. Thus at the front only a portion of the pins can be seen rendering the device practically invisible when in use.

And in order that the invention may be better understood it will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is an enlarged front elevation of one form of the fastening device.

Fig. 2 a plan of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 a similar view to Fig. 1 but with the pins in a different position.

Fig. 1 a section on line 4-4 Fig. 1 with the pins omitted.

Fig. 5 a perspective view of the fastener shewn in Fig. 1 with the pins in the open position.

Fig. 6 shews the device in use.

Figs. 7 and 8 shew similar views to but of other forms.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 6 the fastening device sheWn in these figures comprises a somewhat rectangular plate 9 of metal or other Fig. 1

The edges of the plate 9 at the side opposite the bearing hinge 10 has two notches 13 cut therein leaving three tongues 14;, 15 and 16 of equal length. vThese are bent round into cylinders as shewn the notches 13 being so disposed that the pins can be bent to bring the points into the notches 13. The material of the top and bottom tongues 14: and 16 is further cut away where the ends come adjacent the plate 9 so as to form other notches 17 and into these notches the points of the pins are adapted to spring. The points are thus completely covered and the body of the pins 12 is preferably bent or bowed out to a slight extent as shown in Fig. 2.

WVith the parts in the position shewn in Fig. 1, the pins can be pressed together against their springy action until the points are freed from the notches 17 and come in the positions shewn in Fig. 3 and then by turning the pins on the hinge the points can be withdrawn from the notches 13 and occupy the position shewn in Fig. 5.

Fig. 6 shews the device in position, holding a ribbon 18 attached to a garment l9 and it will be seen that only a portion of the pins is visible from the front.

Figs. 7 and 8 shew other shapes in which the device may be made.

The plate may be made from suitable material and may if desired be covered or provided with a protection pad and if desired may be made ornamental.

The invention is not confined to the precise details of construction as these may be varied to suit particular cases.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent in the United States of America A fastening device comprising a plate having a turned over edge forming a bearing for a hinge pin, and also having another turned over edge opposite and parallel to the first mentioned turned over edge, a U-shaped pressed together are adapted to he sprung Wire bent to form a hinge pin for location and also having other notches spaced apart 10 in the first mentioned turned over edge, and the same distance as the pins, opening into its ends extended into two substantially and at right angles to the first mentioned parallel and spaced apart pointed pins, the notches for the purposes set forth.

second named turned over edge having In Witness whereof I affix-my signature. notches parallel to the pins but spaced nearer together, into which the pins when GUSSIE PILKING'JTON. 

